Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-18
IT WON'T WORK.

The above modest piece of information
does not throw the paper TO which it is
addressed into any sort Of fine frenzy,
probably because the colored voters in
Texas means the Republican party IN
Texas, and the Republican party in Texas
means, if it means anything, an unswerv-
ing loyalty to Blaine, the one especial
bette noir of the Globe-Democrat. The
great religious daily receives the news
with q GOODNESS and complacency alto
| gether at variance with lis former utter
snces, whenever the Idea of making
Democrats out Of colored voters was
| suggested. Indeed, the loss of colored
vote is treated by the G. d. as though it
we're 8 consunmstion devoutly to be
J wished for, and that far seeing paper
/ lays the fattering JUNCTION to its soul that,
fo- every colored Republican voter the
Democratic party secures, the Republican
party will be the richer by the acquisi-
ton of white Democratic vote. Tae G.
d. mistakes the temper Of the Democrats
| OF Texas. 1t mistakes their knowledge
Of the peculisrities of the colored voters
also. 1t is eli vary well to say that the
negro has too long dominated in the poll
tics of the country, and that ne should be
cast aside and party lines drawn on other
and more important issues. The sugar
coated bsit will not tempt any real Demo
crat, nor weaken his faith in De
mocracy and Democratic principles
Democrats will be found in the fu-
ture, IS in the past, standing shoulder
to shoulder in advocacy OF those princi-
pies which have been the creed of their
party since its organization. Texas
Democrats know something ABOUT the
Democracy Of the colored voters and their
desertion from the Republican party. 1t
Is such al cid story that it should be laid
away as political chestnut for the
amusement and ediflcation of future
| generations. 1t comes to Us with mon
otonous regularity every election, when
We are told that "the Republican bosses
can no longer control the Colored voters i"
that the colored voters care going to as
sert their independence this time and
vote with their real friends and neigh
bOrs, the Democrats" and a profusion Of
other highly ornamental and fancy pre-
| dictiODs that find voice and circulation
| before an election. Democrats listen to
| these actions the same as they listen to
steam whistles-because they are near
enough TO hear them. They know full
well that no matter what is said during Z
canvass, the night before the election the
colored voters prepare for the morrow
and march to the polls, every mother S
son OF them, and vote the straight Repub-
licsn ticket, and that they will continue
to do so. They will never become Demo
Gratis or affiliate with the Democratic
party; they may follow the True Blues,
nominallY; really the True Blues will be
following them. Democrats know this,
and will not he deceived by honied IN
vitations extended them by the CD. to
ocrats from choice, and are not to be led
away from the party fold by the phos-
phorescent glimmerings or incandescent
glare of any new departure. They are
satisfied and content to remain Demo-
Gratis.
The Democracy Of Texas has nothing
to fear from the predictions Of party or
1 gsns, whether they represent the Repub-
lican, Greenback or True Blue parties.
The Examiner, lbeing the Official organ OF
the latter party,iis supposed to speak the
sentiments of that party, and its Gsser-
tions, coupled with those of the leaders
of its party, indicate clearly that an eff
fort will be made to form a coalition OF
all the odds and ends in the state for the
purpose of securing Office. This is what
is meant by the bull of excommunicatioI
issued against certain Democratic lead
ers. Such an attempt, however, mus
fail, excepting in few instances where
the Democrats are in the minority al
ready The proposed amslgemstior
might assume considerable magnitude
but thst the ingredients are SO decidedly
incompatible that not even the mos
skillful political apothecary can success
fully compound them. By raising thu
True Blue banner, the "colored Republi
cans" and all others not Democrat
, might be induced to enlist under its am
biguous folds on the principle that
: half Loaf is better than no bread, but tt,
moment the gauntlet was thrown down
: the Democracy would pick it up and
e would be the old story OF Democrs
D against Republican, with the old result
e defeat OF the lstter. If the True Blue
! should attempt to pilfer the Democrat
j flag, the first time they unfolded it t.
/ the breeze the Republicans, proud 0
y their own party affiliations. would rebe
i and desert them, leaving scarcely enoug
= 10 acs as messengers of de
i feat" The Ingenuity Of tn
Texas Republicans and the Globe
:. Democrat, assisted By the Examiner
g may work wonders, but disrupting tn
: Democratic party OF Texas is an enter